If I were showing you around Ohio, I would show you:
1. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
2. The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
3. The Great Lakes Science Center
4. Kings Island
5. Put-In-Bay
6. Cedar Point
7. Nasa Glen Research Facility
8. The Cleveland Museum of Art
9. The Great Lakes Brewing Company
10. The Merry Go Round Museum
And, if you visited in the fall, I would also take you to Ghostly Manor, the BEST haunted house ever!
And, if you visited in the winter, I would also take you to the Cleveland Metroparks Chalet and Toboggan Chutes.
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Well, I was born in Michigan, grew up in Montana and now live in Washington, so which state do I pick? Just kidding, Washington is home!
1. Whale watching in the San Juan Islands
2. Woodland Park Zoo
3. Space Needle
4. Pike Place Market and original Starbucks store
5. Leavenworth (a Bavarian town)
6. Rialto Beach on the Olympic Peninsula (near Forks for all you Twilight nuts!)
7. Fort Canby in southwest WA, has two beautiful lighthouses and a kite festival nearby every summer
8. Fort Worden, near Port Townsend, WA, which has a beautiful lighthouse and is also where "An Officer and A Gentleman" was filmed
9. Skagit Valley during the Tulip Festival
10. Lynden, WA, the best town in the state, because it's where I live! We've got berry picking, local dairies that sell milk and locally made cheese, an adorable downtown that is made to look like a Dutch Village and lots of great community events! British Columbia is only about 5 miles away and we're only about 15 miles from the ocean!
1. Whale watching in the San Juan Islands
2. Woodland Park Zoo
3. Space Needle
4. Pike Place Market and original Starbucks store
5. Leavenworth (a Bavarian town)
6. Rialto Beach on the Olympic Peninsula (near Forks for all you Twilight nuts!)
7. Fort Canby in southwest WA, has two beautiful lighthouses and a kite festival nearby every summer
8. Fort Worden, near Port Townsend, WA, which has a beautiful lighthouse and is also where "An Officer and A Gentleman" was filmed
9. Skagit Valley during the Tulip Festival
10. Lynden, WA, the best town in the state, because it's where I live! We've got berry picking, local dairies that sell milk and locally made cheese, an adorable downtown that is made to look like a Dutch Village and lots of great community events! British Columbia is only about 5 miles away and we're only about 15 miles from the ocean!
1 - The 500 Motor Speedway Museum and track
2 - Indianapolis Children's Museum
3 - French Lick Resort and casino
4 - Lucas Oil Stadium (home of the colts)
5 - Shipshewana - Amish country flea markets
6 - Circle Center Mall in Indy
7 - The Covered Bridge Festival in Parke County
8 - The Melting Pot (fondue)
9 - Connor Prairie (an interactive historic park)
10 - Verizon Music Center (outdoor concerts)
2 - Indianapolis Children's Museum
3 - French Lick Resort and casino
4 - Lucas Oil Stadium (home of the colts)
5 - Shipshewana - Amish country flea markets
6 - Circle Center Mall in Indy
7 - The Covered Bridge Festival in Parke County
8 - The Melting Pot (fondue)
9 - Connor Prairie (an interactive historic park)
10 - Verizon Music Center (outdoor concerts)
Ok, I'll do mine before looking to see what the other Indy gals have put... (but wow, this is harder than I thought it would be!)
1. The Children's Museum
2. Indianapolis Zoo
3. 500 Museum
4. Conner Prairie (1836 living museum/village)
5. Indiana State Fair, if here in August!
6. Eiteljorg (American Indian museum)
7. One of our state parks - Turkey Run or Brown County - preferably in the fall!
8. A basketball game (Purdue or Pacers)
9. The Blueberry Festival in Plymouth, Indiana (my in-laws live there so we go almost every year and it's awesome!)
10. And assuming it's one of you cherries... my scrap room!
eta: Would also want to take them to one of the Animal sanctuaries! There's a small one in northeastern Indiana and a larger one w/just big cats in southwestern Indiana.
And if I'm ever visiting any of you... anything with animals should be #1 on the list!! I noticed several of you left off Busch Gardens, Sea World, the Cincy (ok technically KY) Aquarium, & the Chicago Aquarium - shame on you!
1. The Children's Museum
2. Indianapolis Zoo
3. 500 Museum
4. Conner Prairie (1836 living museum/village)
5. Indiana State Fair, if here in August!
6. Eiteljorg (American Indian museum)
7. One of our state parks - Turkey Run or Brown County - preferably in the fall!
8. A basketball game (Purdue or Pacers)
9. The Blueberry Festival in Plymouth, Indiana (my in-laws live there so we go almost every year and it's awesome!)
10. And assuming it's one of you cherries... my scrap room!
eta: Would also want to take them to one of the Animal sanctuaries! There's a small one in northeastern Indiana and a larger one w/just big cats in southwestern Indiana.
And if I'm ever visiting any of you... anything with animals should be #1 on the list!! I noticed several of you left off Busch Gardens, Sea World, the Cincy (ok technically KY) Aquarium, & the Chicago Aquarium - shame on you!
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1. Grand Ol' Opry
2. Neyland Stadium/University of Tennessee
3. Tennessee Aquarium
4. Bristol Motor Speedway
5. Great Smoky Mountains
6. Graceland (although I've never been....)
7. American Museum of Science and Energy @ Oak Ridge
8. Dollywood/Splash Country
9. Bays Mountain Park and Planetarium
10. The Scrapbook Superstore
2. Neyland Stadium/University of Tennessee
3. Tennessee Aquarium
4. Bristol Motor Speedway
5. Great Smoky Mountains
6. Graceland (although I've never been....)
7. American Museum of Science and Energy @ Oak Ridge
8. Dollywood/Splash Country
9. Bays Mountain Park and Planetarium
10. The Scrapbook Superstore
Rebecca
JESS - I can't improve on this list and so glad to see Fenway at the top. Have you taken the tour? It's fun.ScrapGoo wrote:1. Fenway Park!
2. Cheers (where everybody knows your name!)
3. The Freedom Trail
4. Harvard Square
5. Fanueil Hall (good food and shopping/street vendors)
6. Boston Common (Swan boats!)
7. Salem
8. Provincetown (people watching!!!)
9. Martha's Vineyard
10. The Berkshires
Lynda
This is a lot more difficult than I thought it would be. I am having a hard time only picking 10 places in the small state of South Carolina - I cannot imagine how you girls in Texas or Florida or California could pick ten so easily.
Since I am the one taking the tourists around, I have limited the ten places to the coast because that is my favorite part of the state.
1 - Myrtle Beach - not because I like it but because so many people have heard about it - and it is something to compare the non touristy beaches to
2 -McClellanville - a tiny shrimping community north of Charleston - is the the area that was hit hardest by Hurricane Hugo
3 - Beaufort - just a charming coastal town with a cool scrapbook store - and right outside Beaufort is Hunting Island State Park - a great place to see beach erosion and to go in the lighthouse
4 - Edisto Beach - my favorite in the state - my family has been going there for over 30 years - family oriented, quiet, non commercial - great place to watch the sunset
The other places are all considered part of Charleston
5 - The Citadel - my father taught there for over 35 years and I grew up there - and everyone needs to see a military dress parade
6 - Magnolia Gardens - my favorite of the plantation gardens (have a family pass)
7 - Boone Hall Plantation - their avenue of oaks has been used in a slew of movies
8 - South of Broad (sound like the name of a book?) - this will cover the Battery area and tons of historic houses
9 - Since not everyone thinks of Edisto Beach as a Charleston area beach, a choice would have to be made between Folly Beach (more laid back, can drink on the beach, lighthouse is now inaccessible but looks really neat in the middle of the water) or Sullivans Island (sound like the title of another book?) - more family oriented, lighthouse shape is unusual plus it has an elevator that we would not be able to use)
10 - If it is oyster season, you cannot miss Bowen's Island Restaurant - there is no place else like it. If it is not oyster season, we will head to the market area and visit there and then eat at Girabaldi's.
Since I am the one taking the tourists around, I have limited the ten places to the coast because that is my favorite part of the state.
1 - Myrtle Beach - not because I like it but because so many people have heard about it - and it is something to compare the non touristy beaches to
2 -McClellanville - a tiny shrimping community north of Charleston - is the the area that was hit hardest by Hurricane Hugo
3 - Beaufort - just a charming coastal town with a cool scrapbook store - and right outside Beaufort is Hunting Island State Park - a great place to see beach erosion and to go in the lighthouse
4 - Edisto Beach - my favorite in the state - my family has been going there for over 30 years - family oriented, quiet, non commercial - great place to watch the sunset
The other places are all considered part of Charleston
5 - The Citadel - my father taught there for over 35 years and I grew up there - and everyone needs to see a military dress parade
6 - Magnolia Gardens - my favorite of the plantation gardens (have a family pass)
7 - Boone Hall Plantation - their avenue of oaks has been used in a slew of movies
8 - South of Broad (sound like the name of a book?) - this will cover the Battery area and tons of historic houses
9 - Since not everyone thinks of Edisto Beach as a Charleston area beach, a choice would have to be made between Folly Beach (more laid back, can drink on the beach, lighthouse is now inaccessible but looks really neat in the middle of the water) or Sullivans Island (sound like the title of another book?) - more family oriented, lighthouse shape is unusual plus it has an elevator that we would not be able to use)
10 - If it is oyster season, you cannot miss Bowen's Island Restaurant - there is no place else like it. If it is not oyster season, we will head to the market area and visit there and then eat at Girabaldi's.
I agree - the Fenway Tour is super fun.LyndaKay wrote:JESS - I can't improve on this list and so glad to see Fenway at the top. Have you taken the tour? It's fun.ScrapGoo wrote:1. Fenway Park!
2. Cheers (where everybody knows your name!)
3. The Freedom Trail
4. Harvard Square
5. Fanueil Hall (good food and shopping/street vendors)
6. Boston Common (Swan boats!)
7. Salem
8. Provincetown (people watching!!!)
9. Martha's Vineyard
10. The Berkshires
1 Silver Dollar City in Branson
2 Titanic Museum
3 The many state parks
4 Cameron Cave in Hannibal
5 Children's aquarium in St. Louis
6 National WW1 Museum in Liberty
7 Mark Twain Lake
8 Lake of the Ozarks
9 The Blue Room (Jazz club) in KC
10 Arrowrock
And then you have St. Louis
2 Titanic Museum
3 The many state parks
4 Cameron Cave in Hannibal
5 Children's aquarium in St. Louis
6 National WW1 Museum in Liberty
7 Mark Twain Lake
8 Lake of the Ozarks
9 The Blue Room (Jazz club) in KC
10 Arrowrock
And then you have St. Louis
Wow, can't believe nobody from Texas has chimed in yet:
1) San Antonio - the River Walk
2) San Antonio - The Alamo
3) San Antonio - Tower of the Americas
4) San Antonio - The Missions
5) New Braunfels/Galveston/South Padre Island - Schlitterbahn - best waterpark in the US!
6) Houston - NASA
7) Dallas - Cowboys Stadium
8) Austin - The Capitol
9) Waco - The Dr Pepper Museum
10) Waco - Texas Ranger Museum
These are places to visit.
If you come at certain times of the year - there are events and amusement parks to attend.
Spring: Night in Old San Antonio
Summer: Six Flags over Texas
Fall: Any of the "produce festivals" - Peanut, Watermelon, etc. or High School FOOTBALL!
Winter: Rodeos - Dallas, San Antonio, Houston
1) San Antonio - the River Walk
2) San Antonio - The Alamo
3) San Antonio - Tower of the Americas
4) San Antonio - The Missions
5) New Braunfels/Galveston/South Padre Island - Schlitterbahn - best waterpark in the US!
6) Houston - NASA
7) Dallas - Cowboys Stadium
8) Austin - The Capitol
9) Waco - The Dr Pepper Museum
10) Waco - Texas Ranger Museum
These are places to visit.
If you come at certain times of the year - there are events and amusement parks to attend.
Spring: Night in Old San Antonio
Summer: Six Flags over Texas
Fall: Any of the "produce festivals" - Peanut, Watermelon, etc. or High School FOOTBALL!
Winter: Rodeos - Dallas, San Antonio, Houston
Laurie
Grandma Flowers wrote:1. Cabela's (the #1 tourist attraction in Michigan, believe it or not!)
2. Mackinac bridge
3. Mackinac Island
4. Frankenmuth
5. Tahquamenon Falls
6. A casino
7. Sleeping Bear Dunes
8. A closed auto plant
9. Traverse City
10. A boat ride on the Princess Wenonah
Never been to Cabela's! Definitely agree with Mackinac Island with the Grand Hotel, Frankenmuth with Bronner's Christmas store and Zehnder's world famous chicken, The Falls and Sleeping Bear Dunes - I would add the Soo Locks. Traverse City is great during the cherry festival and I would add Cheeseburger in Caseville festival in August which is like a mardi gras wonderful 10 day festival. Never been on the Princess Wenonah - where is that????
Let's see...in no specific order
Mesa Verde
Royal Gorge
Colorado Springs-Garden of the Gods, Cave of the Winds
Pikes Peak Cog Railway
Estes Park and the Stanley Hotel
Rocky Mountain National Park
Western slope- We actually have some good little vineyards here in CO
Downtown Denver
Either the Budweiser tour or the Coors tour
Red Rocks Amplitheatre
Wow, picking just 10 was hard!
Mesa Verde
Royal Gorge
Colorado Springs-Garden of the Gods, Cave of the Winds
Pikes Peak Cog Railway
Estes Park and the Stanley Hotel
Rocky Mountain National Park
Western slope- We actually have some good little vineyards here in CO
Downtown Denver
Either the Budweiser tour or the Coors tour
Red Rocks Amplitheatre
Wow, picking just 10 was hard!
Em
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We won't be spending quite ALL of our time in Chicago--we got some stuff down here in the boonies...
1. Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum in Springfield, IL, then the rest of the sights, including Lincoln's house, tomb, and the Old State Capital
2. Garden of the Gods and the Shawnee National Forest waaaaay down in the Southern tip of the state. Well worth the trip down I-57!
3. Alton area to watch bald eagles and eat massive quantities of shrimp and burgers at Fast Eddie's Bon Air
4. Soldier Field, home of da Bears!
5. The rest of Chicago--only I'm not driving in that dang traffic! The Miracle Mile, Sears Tower (I know, it's not called that anymore), Wrigley Field, Shedd Aquarium, The Art Institute Museum, the Lakefront, etc.
6. The Dana-Thomas house in Springfield (Frank Lloyd Wright)
7. The A.E. Staley overpass in Decatur, so they can SMELL what "HOME" smells like to me. Mmmmm, burnt soybeans!
8. Dell's Popcorn Shoppe in Springfield or Decatur. OMG--their carmel corn and carmel apples are out of this world!!
9. Cahokia Mounds
10. "Incredibly Delicious" bakery in Springfield--the name says it all!!
1. Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum in Springfield, IL, then the rest of the sights, including Lincoln's house, tomb, and the Old State Capital
2. Garden of the Gods and the Shawnee National Forest waaaaay down in the Southern tip of the state. Well worth the trip down I-57!
3. Alton area to watch bald eagles and eat massive quantities of shrimp and burgers at Fast Eddie's Bon Air
4. Soldier Field, home of da Bears!
5. The rest of Chicago--only I'm not driving in that dang traffic! The Miracle Mile, Sears Tower (I know, it's not called that anymore), Wrigley Field, Shedd Aquarium, The Art Institute Museum, the Lakefront, etc.
6. The Dana-Thomas house in Springfield (Frank Lloyd Wright)
7. The A.E. Staley overpass in Decatur, so they can SMELL what "HOME" smells like to me. Mmmmm, burnt soybeans!
8. Dell's Popcorn Shoppe in Springfield or Decatur. OMG--their carmel corn and carmel apples are out of this world!!
9. Cahokia Mounds
10. "Incredibly Delicious" bakery in Springfield--the name says it all!!
Carol
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The Princess Wenona is in Bay City and is free. One day it goes towards the Z-bridge and the next day it goes out into the Bay a ways. It's about a 1 1/2 hour trip. Great fun! I've never been to the Cheeseburger festival. My ex-boss owns the Harbour Light condos there and invites us every year. Maybe we'll have to take him up on it this year.Janshotgun wrote:Grandma Flowers wrote:1. Cabela's (the #1 tourist attraction in Michigan, believe it or not!)
2. Mackinac bridge
3. Mackinac Island
4. Frankenmuth
5. Tahquamenon Falls
6. A casino
7. Sleeping Bear Dunes
8. A closed auto plant
9. Traverse City
10. A boat ride on the Princess Wenonah
Never been to Cabela's! Definitely agree with Mackinac Island with the Grand Hotel, Frankenmuth with Bronner's Christmas store and Zehnder's world famous chicken, The Falls and Sleeping Bear Dunes - I would add the Soo Locks. Traverse City is great during the cherry festival and I would add Cheeseburger in Caseville festival in August which is like a mardi gras wonderful 10 day festival. Never been on the Princess Wenonah - where is that????
---Jan---
Well I live in AL, but not to far from TN. So we probably travel more in TN.
1. Nashville, country music -Ryman-Grand Ole Opry, Hermitage Pres. Andrew Jackson's home. Many more historic sites & shopping.
2. Columbia, Pres. James K. Polk's home.
3. Lynchburg, Jack Daniels Distillery
4. Chattanooga, Aquarium-Rock City-Ruby Falls-Chickamauga Battlefield-Chattanooga Choo Choo- Lookout Mtn.-and many more historic site and shops
5. Gatlinburg, (smokey mtns) Aquarium and lots of other activities and shops
6. Pigeon Forge, Dollywood
7. Hurricane Mills, Loretta Lynn's Ranch
8. Memphis, Elvis (Graceland), zoo, lots of historic places and shops
9. Shiloh, National Military Park Battle of April 1862
10. Adamsville, Buford Pussers home. Movie Walking Tall back in 70's was filmed of his life.
1. Nashville, country music -Ryman-Grand Ole Opry, Hermitage Pres. Andrew Jackson's home. Many more historic sites & shopping.
2. Columbia, Pres. James K. Polk's home.
3. Lynchburg, Jack Daniels Distillery
4. Chattanooga, Aquarium-Rock City-Ruby Falls-Chickamauga Battlefield-Chattanooga Choo Choo- Lookout Mtn.-and many more historic site and shops
5. Gatlinburg, (smokey mtns) Aquarium and lots of other activities and shops
6. Pigeon Forge, Dollywood
7. Hurricane Mills, Loretta Lynn's Ranch
8. Memphis, Elvis (Graceland), zoo, lots of historic places and shops
9. Shiloh, National Military Park Battle of April 1862
10. Adamsville, Buford Pussers home. Movie Walking Tall back in 70's was filmed of his life.
ElizM88
Scrappin' in Alabama
Scrappin' in Alabama
1. Arlington House
2. Mount Vernon
3. Shenandoah Valley
4. Lurary Caverns
5. Monticello
6. A few Civil War Battlefields
7. a few wineries
9. UVA
10. Busch Gardens/ Kings Dominion
I left out all DC places, but really wanted to include them.
2. Mount Vernon
3. Shenandoah Valley
4. Lurary Caverns
5. Monticello
6. A few Civil War Battlefields
7. a few wineries
9. UVA
10. Busch Gardens/ Kings Dominion
I left out all DC places, but really wanted to include them.
1-Mackinac Island - bike around the island and then buy some fudge!
2-Traverse City cherry orchards
3-Ludington State Park and listen to the fog horns
4-Tahquamenon Falls
5-Amish farm country around Clare
6-Canoeing on any one of many rivers
7-A day-trip to see fall colors (in season!)
8-Porcupine Mountains State Park - beautiful
9-Tulip Festival in Holland - does that still exist?
10-Alma College
2-Traverse City cherry orchards
3-Ludington State Park and listen to the fog horns
4-Tahquamenon Falls
5-Amish farm country around Clare
6-Canoeing on any one of many rivers
7-A day-trip to see fall colors (in season!)
8-Porcupine Mountains State Park - beautiful
9-Tulip Festival in Holland - does that still exist?
10-Alma College
1 Nasville, IN - a rustic little town with lots of shops.
2. Blue Springs Caverns
3. Lake Monroe
4 Circle Centre, Indianapolis
5 Holiday World
6 Shipshewana, IN - Amish country, flea markets, antiques
7 Indiana Dunes
8 Madison, Indiana Historic beautiful town
9The Ruthmere Beaux Arts House, Elkart, IN
10 The Indianapolis Children's museum, one of the top children's museums in the nation.
2. Blue Springs Caverns
3. Lake Monroe
4 Circle Centre, Indianapolis
5 Holiday World
6 Shipshewana, IN - Amish country, flea markets, antiques
7 Indiana Dunes
8 Madison, Indiana Historic beautiful town
9The Ruthmere Beaux Arts House, Elkart, IN
10 The Indianapolis Children's museum, one of the top children's museums in the nation.
Jill
Jill
Jill
PezKat wrote:Ok, I'll do mine before looking to see what the other Indy gals have put... (but wow, this is harder than I thought it would be!)
1. The Children's Museum
2. Indianapolis Zoo
3. 500 Museum
4. Conner Prairie (1836 living museum/village)
5. Indiana State Fair, if here in August!
6. Eiteljorg (American Indian museum)
7. One of our state parks - Turkey Run or Brown County - preferably in the fall!
8. A basketball game (Purdue or Pacers)
9. The Blueberry Festival in Plymouth, Indiana (my in-laws live there so we go almost every year and it's awesome!)
10. And assuming it's one of you cherries... my scrap room!
eta: Would also want to take them to one of the Animal sanctuaries! There's a small one in northeastern Indiana and a larger one w/just big cats in southwestern Indiana.
And if I'm ever visiting any of you... anything with animals should be #1 on the list!! I noticed several of you left off Busch Gardens, Sea World, the Cincy (ok technically KY) Aquarium, & the Chicago Aquarium - shame on you!
Wow PezKat, I can't believe I didn't think of some of the places that you listed. I love the Indy Zoo!! I've never been to the blueberry festival. When is it? that sounds awesome!!
This was fun. I loved thinking of all the places I love to go.
I'm in Bloomington. If you are not adverse to saying, where are you from?
Jill
Jill
Jill
JillinIN wrote:PezKat wrote:Ok, I'll do mine before looking to see what the other Indy gals have put... (but wow, this is harder than I thought it would be!)
1. The Children's Museum
2. Indianapolis Zoo
3. 500 Museum
4. Conner Prairie (1836 living museum/village)
5. Indiana State Fair, if here in August!
6. Eiteljorg (American Indian museum)
7. One of our state parks - Turkey Run or Brown County - preferably in the fall!
8. A basketball game (Purdue or Pacers)
9. The Blueberry Festival in Plymouth, Indiana (my in-laws live there so we go almost every year and it's awesome!)
10. And assuming it's one of you cherries... my scrap room!
eta: Would also want to take them to one of the Animal sanctuaries! There's a small one in northeastern Indiana and a larger one w/just big cats in southwestern Indiana.
And if I'm ever visiting any of you... anything with animals should be #1 on the list!! I noticed several of you left off Busch Gardens, Sea World, the Cincy (ok technically KY) Aquarium, & the Chicago Aquarium - shame on you!
Wow PezKat, I can't believe I didn't think of some of the places that you listed. I love the Indy Zoo!! I've never been to the blueberry festival. When is it? that sounds awesome!!
This was fun. I loved thinking of all the places I love to go.
I'm in Bloomington. If you are not adverse to saying, where are you from?
The Blueberry Festival is Labor Day weekend. It's huge, tons of arts/crafts/furnitur/clothing booths, lots of concerts, food booths, shopping, hot air balloons, parade... and did I mention shopping?
I'm in Carmel, just north of Indy. One of us should be proactive and schedule a Central Indiana Cherry get-together one of these days, I think there are at least 7 or 8 of us if not more!
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